Sunday, August 11, 2019

Two Visits to Barr Lake

August 11, 2019

Richard Stevens:

High temperature was 86 degrees.  Winds were 7-8 mph.  When I returned in the late afternoon gusts reached 24 mph.

I hike mile 0.5 to 8.5 and later mile 3.0 to 2.5 at Barr Lake (Adams County).  An American Redstart was found just east of the banding station.  Later a Townsend's Warbler was found in the trees along the path to the bird blind (mile 2.5).

Mosquitoes and heat shorten the morning trip.  In the afternoon, I returned and walked below the dam (mile 6.0 to 7.2).  The only highlight was a Hermit Thrush that stayed mostly hidden and took twenty minutes to confirm ID.

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